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Why We Have Many Different Laughs

Why we might utter a modest “ha” sometimes and be literally “rolling on the floor laughing” on other occasions has a lot to do with human behavior and psychology. Humans have many laughs in our repertoire — influenced by our moods and social experiences.

While it may sound obvious that our laughter varies based on how we’re feeling at any given time, what’s interesting is that we still choose to laugh when we’re sad.